Tag: 2019 New Release Challenge

Review: The Carnelian Fox by Kay MacLeod

The Carnelian Fox (Maiyamon #1) by Kay MacLeod My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy/ Gamelit Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Monsters don’t exist. At least, they didn’t until we created them. Maiyamon was once merely a game. Now it’s a global reality. After dozens of hit monster collecting games raked in billions of credits per year, it was inevitable someone would create real ones. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so obvious how many people would dump them in the wild… Sam Wentworth grew up with nothing. She’s worked tirelessly just to get through college and earn […]

Posted December 16, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Wolf’s Bane by Kelley Armstrong

Wolf’s Bane (Otherworld: Kate & Logan Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF and maybe some MM, not clear yet who Logan’s love interest will be Blurb: Summer camp is a traditional teenage rite of passage, but when you add supernatural powers to the typically high dosage of adolescent hormones – you get an even more combustible mix. Sixteen-year-old werewolf twins Kate and Logan Danvers are none too thrilled at being shipped off to a supernatural youth leadership conference in West Virginia. From the moment they arrive […]

Posted December 10, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 8 Comments

Review: Mistletoe Mishap by Tracy Krimmer

Mistletoe Mishap by Tracy Krimmer My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: What was meant to be a fling turns into a love they both thought they’d never have or deserved…. Alexis Paige did not make a habit of drunkenly booking travel for herself on the internet. But after the worst breakup ever, she’s going wherever the wind, and her widowed dad, urges her to go. Now Alexis is on a plane to Colorado and Mistletoe Manor. The guy seated next to her is easy on the eyes, and oddly charming, but […]

Posted December 6, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Recipe for Chaos by Jaxon Knight

Recipe for Chaos (Fairyland Romances #3) by Jaxon Knight My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: The recipe is simple: Charlie cooks an amazing meal Charlie impresses heir to the theme park Max Jones Charlie gets a promotion and a dash of control over his kitchen But the perfect recipe becomes unpalatable with one wrong ingredient and Max Jones is not behaving how Charlie expected… Max is meant to inherit the entire Fairyland theme park but he just wants to party, have fun and bed as many people as possible. That is, […]

Posted December 4, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Shy Girl vs Popular Boy by Jordan Ford

Shy Girl vs Popular Boy (Forever Love #3) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A second-place sister. A first-rate jock. Can the light of love shine through the darkest pain? Bianca: Cam likes me. He’s asked me on a date. It’s kind of unbelievable. He could have any girl he wants, yet his eyes landed on me. Can this be real? Do I go for it? He’s so out of my league. I’m terrified. I don’t think the other girls like it. Their heated glares are warning […]

Posted November 29, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Cobblered to Death by Rosemarie Ross

Cobblered to Death (Courtney Archer #1) by Rosemarie Ross My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Out of the frying pan, into the fire . . . Courtney Archer is known for hosting the show Cooking with the Farmer’s Daughter . . . despite the fact that she’s actually a pediatrician’s daughter. Now she’s signed on for a role on The American Baking Battle. On this reality show, she can start developing a more authentic image for herself—and as a bonus, the usual backstabbing and manufactured drama isn’t part of the Baking […]

Posted November 26, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Cabin Boy by Drake LaMarque

Cabin Boy (His Piratical Harem #1) by Drake LaMarque My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance Age Category: New adult/ Adult Type of romance: MM/ Polyamory Blurb: I’ve never been what I was supposed to be. Wealthy sons of Port Governors aren’t supposed to be ejected from the British Navy after less than a year, they’re not supposed to like pulp romances or daydream about the handsome heroes of the stories instead of the heroines. When my Father issued me an order to marry a woman, I knew I had no choice but to make my own way in […]

Posted November 19, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments